THE centre of Bagshot was cordoned off on Friday night as emergency services dealt with a man who was threatening to jump from a building.

Police officers and the fire brigade went to the scene at the Co-op store in The Square off High Street.

The High Street was shut between its junctions with Cedar Close and Bridge Road and Guildford Road for 40 minutes.

Police said they received a call at 6.15pm that a man was threatening to harm himself. Officers went to a house in Bagshot but they did not find him there.

A force spokesman said: "Police carried out a thorough search of the surrounding area and, a short time later, the man was located on the roof of the Co-operative Food off The Square in Bagshot.

"The man was threatening to jump from the roof of the building and specially trained police officers and Surrey Fire and Rescue Service quickly attended the scene and police officers successfully talked the man down from the roof."

The man was detained and taken to Frimley Park Hospital for assessment but did not have any injuries. He was released without charge.